March Newsletter 2024

The Help Me Grow Skagit virtual education series is underway!

Each virtual session is free and will rotate between morning and evening sessions. This month will focus on Exploring Neurodiversity. The flyer for the event is below, along with a list of helpful resources.

Participants may claim up to 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for each session of the series.



For more information about other session and to register, please visit the Help Me Grow Skagit Healthcare Provider page.

March Session (morning)

Helpful Resources for You and Your Families

Articles:

• Latinx Patients' Perceptions of Culturally Sensitive Health Care and their Association with Patient Satisfaction, Patient-Provider Communication, and Therapeutic Alliance - PubMed (nih.gov)
• Health Equity in US Latinx Communities | Journal of Ethics | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org)
• Todos Somos, Somos Uno (We are All, We are One): Pathways to Equity | Health Equity Features | CDC
• Cultural Health Beliefs and Practices Among Hispanic Parents - Alison L. Fowler, Megan E. Mann, Francisco J. Martinez, Hung-Wen Yeh, John D. Cowden, 2022 (sagepub.com)

Research/Resources:

• Latino Grandfamilies - Kinship Care Toolkit
• National Alliance for Hispanic Health
• Hispanic Americans’ experiences with health care | Pew Research Center
• Medicine Grand Rounds: Health equity in Hispanic and African American communities with COVID-19

Resources on Cultural Competency:

• Clear Communication: Cultural Competency information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Cultural and Linguistic Competency e-Learning Program from the Office of Minority Health (OMH)
• Think Cultural Health e-Learning Program from OMH
• TIP 59: Improving Cultural Competence — 2014
• National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) at Georgetown University’s Center for Child and Human Development

Take a look at what's coming up!!

Dr. Francie Chalmers

A Note from the Help Me Grow Physician Champion

As HMG Skagit’s “Physician Champion” please remember that I am available to help facilitate connections between your practice and community support services. I can be reached anytime with questions and feedback at fchalmers.md@gmail.com.

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